New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- The government of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune welcomed the group for a weeklong stay on Monday.

"It is an absolute honor for all of us to be here," Meghan Bardwell, a detective for the city of Lawrence and a member of the delegation, told the French-Algerian news outlet LeLien upon arrival in the northwest African nation. "It was such a pleasure to take care of the team and your fans, and so to be invited over here is something beyond any of our dreams.

"The way we've been treated since the time we took off from Kansas City until now has been nothing but amazing. I love it."

The Kansas City metro area hosted several base camps during the World Cup, including Argentina, the Netherlands and England, whil...